This refers to a piece of hardware that will input data into the computer system by taking many photos or capturing video. This will then enable the computer to manipulate the data as and when it is necessary to do so. There are many different types of hardware that actually have the functionality to do such a task; the most basic and common example is an everyday image scanner [1]. In more specific terms, the main function of an image capture device is to digitise images or videos from the human world into data than the computer can understand and then manipulate, depending on what the user actually requires.
Here are some examples:
Uses
Scenario
Describe
In schools
CCTV [2] Cameras can be placed around the school to watch for any people trying to break into the school or to discover who is responsible for any vandalism of school property
In business
Digital Cameras [3] can be used with the internet in conference rooms so that business partners and clients from anywhere in the world can talk without having to travel long distances
In healthcare
Special types of image capture devices can be used for diagnosis of ill patients to find out what is inside someone
In travel and tourism
Pictures/live webcams[4] of the locations that travel companies have to offer are shown to increase interest
Table of Contents
Description:
This refers to a piece of hardware that will input data into the computer system by taking many photos or capturing video. This will then enable the computer to manipulate the data as and when it is necessary to do so. There are many different types of hardware that actually have the functionality to do such a task; the most basic and common example is an everyday image scanner [1]. In more specific terms, the main function of an image capture device is to digitise images or videos from the human world into data than the computer can understand and then manipulate, depending on what the user actually requires.
Here are some examples:
Uses
Helpful Links
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image_scanner
[2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Closed-circuit_television
[3] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_camera
[4] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam
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